LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Dollar General is a retail company offering products through convenient neighborhood locations. The Lead Software Engineer designs, develops, debugs, and delivers enterprise-scale software solutions while leading complex technology initiatives. The role also includes project planning, technical leadership, mentoring, architectural implementation, and coordination of onshore and offshore engineering resources.

Responsibilities:

• Designs changes to new and existing applications. (35%)
• Develops and debugs software in support of new and existing applications. (30%)
• Project leadership, cost estimation and task planning. (20%)
• Mentors/coaches junior team members. (10%)

Requirements:

• Demonstrated ability to communicate complex technical information in a condensed manner both verbally and in writing
• Take initiative to contact stakeholders and research solutions when problems are encountered
• Understanding of complex Retail and Technology concepts
• Recognized expert in one strategic domain with advanced knowledge in at least one additional domain
• Generates commitment and enthusiasm from others to set and achieve challenging goals and objectives
• Experience leading teams and demonstrates a mastery in all aspects of software development activities
• Understands and implements architectural vision for performance, extensibility and availability
• Seven or more years of experience in software development within an IT organization or equivalent educational experience
• Three or more years of experience working with relational database technologies such as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, or PostgreSQL
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, trade school education, or equivalent professional experience
• Experience with higher-level programming languages such as C#, Java, or similar technologies